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The Effect of Perceived Social Support on Cognitive Function and Incident Mild Cognitive Impairment Status Among Older Adults
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017)
Objective: Research has extensively examined the relationship between social support and health outcomes in older adults. Little is known, however, about the longitudinal associations between distinct dimensions of perceived ...
Attention in children with Lyme disease as compared to those with ADHD
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
Lyme disease (LD) is a multisystemic spirochetal illness transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick. It can manifest in any number and combination of physical, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms, making it ...
Cognitive and emotional responses to cancer threat: An experimental model
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)
Breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in women in the United States, is a threat to most women. Reactions of fear and distress to cancer threat may result in increased cancer risks. The dual process theory of illness ...
Examination of attention networks in older adults age seventy and above
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2009)
Attention is an integral part of information processing that is subject to cognitive changes related to aging. The Attention Networks Test (ANT) measures three attention networks (alerting, orienting and executive attention). ...
Impact of yoga on cognitive function among an ethnically diverse sample of breast cancer patients
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012)
Background: In the Bronx, New York, breast cancer is one of the most predominant cancers occurring among women which may subject them to a variety of side effects lingering after treatment. One side effect that can impact ...
Alcohol and Substance Use in an Outpatient Multiple Sclerosis Population
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012)
Objective: Little research has examined the prevalence of alcohol and substance use in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Even less research has been done to examine the effects of alcohol and drug use on cognition in ...
Predictive effect of depression, pain and poor cognitive function on medical outcomes and quality of life in elderly cancer patients
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2005)
Context. Home health care has become a critical component of the health care system, providing nursing care for older adults in the home setting.;Objective. To determine the effect of depression, pain and poor cognitive ...
Awareness of cognitive dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2007)
Insight into illness, which has traditionally referred to knowledge and understanding of one's psychotic symptoms, has been found to be poor among individuals with schizophrenia. Less is known about insight into the ...
The effects of sociotropy and cognitive rumination on blood pressure recovery
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2007)
Objective. Delayed cardiovascular recovery has been implicated in a risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease and hypertension. Cognitive rumination, sociotropy and spirituality have been hypothesized as ...
Cognitive function in HIV infected children
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2007)
The objective of this study was to examine whether there is a difference in Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II, Second Edition (BSID-II) Mental Developmental Index Scale (MDI) and Psychomotor Developmental Index Scale ...